NBA regular season marked by new records in four attendance categories / News - Basketnews.com

The NBA set records for total attendance, average attendance, percentage of capacity and sellouts in the 2022-23 regular season.

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As the NBA prepares for the start of the playoffs, the league is celebrating a season that set all-time records for total attendance and sellouts.

The league’s total attendance mark of 22,234,502 broke the previous record of 22,124,559 set during the 2017-18 season.

The previous record of 760 sellouts (2018-2019) was shattered this season with 791 sellouts recorded. Arenas were filled this season to an all-time-high 97 percent capacity.

This season also marked the first time that teams averaged more than 18,000 fans in attendance per game, according to the NBA. This year’s average of 18,077 fans topped the previous record of 17,987 set in 2017-18.

This season marks only the second time in NBA history that total attendance exceeded 22 million. For the first time, teams averaged more than 18,000 fans (18,077).

The NBA postseason starts Tuesday with the Play-In Tournament, which runs through Friday. The NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday.

Highest NBA Regular-Season Total Attendance

2022-23 22,234,502

2017-18 22,124,559

2016-17 21,997,412

2015-16 21,972,129

2018-19 21,964,447

Highest NBA Regular-Season Average Attendance

2022-23 18,077

2017-18 17,987

2016-17 17,884

2015-16 17,864

2018-19 17,857

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